{"id":113320,"date":"2020-05-23T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-23T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/05\/talking_point_what_are_you_playing_this_weekend_may_23rd"},"modified":"2020-05-23T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-23T09:00:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-may-23rd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/05\/23\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-may-23rd\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (May 23rd)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/350cabb9e52ff\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/350cabb9e52ff\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Splatfest\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/350cabb9e52ff\/splatfest.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/350cabb9e52ff\/splatfest.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Splatfest\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><em>Another week of this Nintendo Life draws to a close, a week that featured the now-customary dose of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/05\/random_check_out_segas_out_run_recreated_in_animal_crossing_new_horizons\">community-created Animal Crossing goodness<\/a>, the steady building of anticipation for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/05\/monolith_softs_takahashi_tetsuya_talks_xenoblade_chronicles_definitive_edition_in_this_translated_famitsu_interview\">the next big Nintendo release<\/a> of the year, and a one-off return this weekend of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/05\/poll_splatoon_2s_splatfest_takes_place_this_weekend_-_are_you_siding_with_team_mayo_or_team_ketchup\">a Splatfest that feels somehow familiar<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Members of Team Nintendo Life have gathered together to discuss our weekend plans, and we&#8217;d love for you to join in via our poll and comment sections below. Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Liam Doolan, news reporter<\/h2>\n<p>This weekend I&#8217;ll be participating in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/splatoon_2\"><strong>Splatoon 2<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s Splatfest &#8211; team ketchup all the way! I can&#8217;t remember the last time I played the game&#8230;it might have actually been the final Splatfest, in all honesty (I sided with team Chaos, from what I recall). Over the next few days I&#8217;ll be trying to take out some wins on behalf of Marina with a trusty sauce bottle by my side. I&#8217;m also be spending time in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/hatsune_miku_project_diva_mega_mix\">Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix<\/a><\/strong>. I finally got around to trying out the demo last weekend and about half an hour later decided to buy the whole thing. If you&#8217;ve had fun with rhythm games like <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/ds\/elite_beat_agents\">Elite Beat Agents<\/a><\/strong> in the past, you should enjoy this one as well.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Gavin Lane, features editor<\/h2>\n<p>Like many other people this week, I purchased <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/nba_2k20\">NBA 2K20<\/a><\/strong> with a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/05\/grab_nba_2k20_on_sale_for_just_p2_49_on_the_european_switch_eshop\">substantial 95% discount<\/a>. And like many people this week, I woke up the following morning to a big &#8216;X&#8217; in the middle of the download progress bar which signalled that my micro SD wasn&#8217;t big enough to accommodate the 2 kila-gigaplexes of memory space the game requires. Consequently, I likely <em>won&#8217;t<\/em> be playing NBA 2K20 and it&#8217;ll join the shameful pile of games I&#8217;ve bought and never even opened.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, beyond a quick 15-minute visit to my <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/animal_crossing_new_horizons\">Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/a><\/strong> island to do my rounds, it&#8217;s possible I may not get to squeeze in any gaming this weekend. Life&#8217;s just been a tad too hectic of late. Too hectic to play <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/streets_of_rage_4\">Streets of Rage 4<\/a><\/strong>, even. <em>Now that&#8217;s when you know you&#8217;re in dire straits!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>However, if I magically get a couple of hours to myself, I&#8217;ll probably use them to revisit a couple of classics. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/05\/feature_perfect_dark_turns_20_-_the_definitive_story_behind_the_n64_hit_that_outclassed_james_bond\">anniversaries of<\/a> <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/n64\/perfect_dark\">Perfect Dark<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/wii\/super_mario_galaxy_2\">Super Mario Galaxy 2<\/a><\/strong> have come around, and I&#8217;ve got a hankering to play them both. We shall see&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>PJ O\u2019Reilly, reviewer<\/h2>\n<p>This weekend I\u2019ll be getting stuck into <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/journey_to_the_savage_planet\">Journey to the Savage Planet<\/a><\/strong> for review purposes, a game I\u2019ve played already on PS4 and I\u2019m very interested so see how this Switch port manages to hold up, fingers crossed it\u2019s a solid job as the game itself really is excellent stuff. Elsewhere I\u2019ve been enjoying my first ever playthrough of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/wonderful_101_remastered\">The Wonderful 101<\/a><\/strong>, which I\u2019m really impressed with so far, as well as managing my newly developed addiction to Hatsune Miku. I\u2019ve been singing Po Pi Po out loud around the house for a solid week now and it\u2019s doing absolutely nothing good for lockdown tension levels over here. Hope you are all staying safe and have a good one!<\/p>\n<h2>Gon\u00e7alo Lopes, contributing writer<\/h2>\n<p>Physical game arrivals placed <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/dark_devotion\">Dark Devotion<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/blossom_tales_the_sleeping_king\">Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King<\/a><\/strong> on my playlist for this weekend. The eShop again does not disappoint with the likes of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/arrest_of_a_stone_buddha\">Arrest of a stone Buddah<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/pushy_and_pully_in_blockland\">Pushy and Pully in Blockland<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/what_the_golf\">WHAT THE GOLF?<\/a><\/strong> (the best golf game ever made for non-golf persons!) and I can assure you that <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/awesome_pea_2\">Awesome Pea 2<\/a><\/strong> lives up to it\u2019s delightful prequel. Of course, despite 60+ days on the island, I still have Animal Crossing: New Horizons on daily rotation. I&#8217;ll need to stop by Splatoon 2 &#8211; that deja-vu splatfest won\u2019t resolve itself.<\/p>\n<p>Game of the week would have been The Wonderful 101, but guess what? I backed the game and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/05\/platinum_sends_out_blank_switch_codes_to_wonderful_101_kickstarter_backers\">still don\u2019t have it on Switch<\/a>. But I\u2019m more than happy to give the award at this time to the fantastic <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/red_wings_aces_of_the_sky\">Red Wings: Aces of the Sky<\/a><\/strong>. Fly true, <em>petite rouge<\/em>!<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>As always, thanks for reading! Make sure to leave a vote in the poll above and a comment below with your gaming choices over the next few days&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another week of this Nintendo Life draws to a close, a week that featured the now-customary dose of community-created Animal Crossing goodness, the steady building of anticipation for the next big Nintendo release of the year, and a one-off return this weekend of a Splatfest that feels somehow familiar. Members of Team Nintendo Life have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113320"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113320\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}